The collapse of Germany’s governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House are creating new risks for the European Union's biggest economy.

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck says he regrets that the country's coalition government is falling apart, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

With both France and Germany led by minority governments, the continent’s key powers are likely to be consumed by domestic politics as challenges pile up.

Germany’s economy is sliding down a steep cliff, and Donald Trump’s reelection might just be the final push over the edge. See, with Trump back in the White House, Europe’s [former] economic powerhouse is under fire,